Antonyms for shine


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : shahyn
Phonetic Transcription : ʃaɪn


Definition of shine

Origin :
  • Old English scinan "shed light, be radiant, be resplendent, iluminate," of persons, "be conspicuous" (class I strong verb; past tense scan, past participle scinen), from Proto-Germanic *skinan (cf. Old Saxon and Old High German skinan, Old Norse and Old Frisian skina, Dutch schijnen, German scheinen, Gothic skeinan "to shine, appear"), from PIE root *skai- (2) "to gleam, shine, flicker" (cf. Sanskrit chaya "brilliance, luster; shadow," Greek skia "shade," Old Church Slavonic sinati "to flash up, shine," Albanian he "shadow"). Transitive meaning "to black (boots)" is from 1610s. Related: Shined (in the shoe polish sense), otherwise shone; shining.
  • noun brightness; polish
  • verb give off or reflect light
  • verb polish, burnish
Example sentences :
  • Kindle the light of the light-house, and it has nothing to do, except to shine.
  • Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
  • Mr. Raymount had some light; he let it shine mostly in reviews, not much in the house.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • There was indeed a sun that nothing could cloud, but it seemed to shine far away.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • The god Lakhmu and the goddess Lakhamu were made to shine, they were named.
  • Extract from : « The Babylonian Legends of the Creation » by British Museum
  • God sendeth the rain to fall and the sun to shine on the evil and the good.
  • Extract from : « Understanding the Scriptures » by Francis McConnell
  • "Here's where we shine," broke in a cheery voice which was sweet to the ears, just then.
  • Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower
  • Hold to him still in time of sorrow, then the sun will shine tomorrow!
  • Extract from : « What Sami Sings with the Birds » by Johanna Spyri
  • The sun does not shine the less because one side of our planet is in darkness.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VII (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
  • It was a day of rain and shine, of sun burst and cloud, but no lady appeared.
  • Extract from : « Welsh Fairy Tales » by William Elliott Griffis
  • As soon as they were fairly embarked once more, the Sun ceased to shine.
  • Extract from : « Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew » by Josephine Preston Peabody

Synonyms for shine

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